A Sketchy Challenge

Ooh, I'm so excited for this week's Yumi and Fumi Handmade challenge. It's a sketch challenge, which is one of my favorite kinds of challenges (second only to color challenges)! Here's the sketch:

Here's my card, featuring my favorite cold weather girl - Winter Yumi:

Supplies: Winter Yumi (Y&FH), kraft Christmas dp (MAMBI), 

Classic Snowflakes-Red dp (The Paper Studio),

Happy Go Lucky "Linen and Carnation" dp (MME), Copic markers, 

velvet rickrack (Michaels) and heart punchies from my stash.

I'm also entering Miss Yumi into the following challenges:
Sister Act - Anything Goes
Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Be sure to join us in our sketch challenge at Yumi and Fumi Handmade! Stop by the blog to get the details and to see the rest of the design team's terrific creations!
Lisa

A New Challenge for the New Year!

Happy 2014! After a little holiday break, Team Yumi is back in action. Our first challenge of the year on the Yumi and Fumi Handmade blog is an easy one - Anything Goes! Can't get any easier than that so why don't you join us?

Here's my card featuring one of my favorite Y&FH stamps - Yumi.

Supplies: Yumi (Y&FH), Lucky in Love "Cupid's Arrow" dp (MME),

Copic markers and heart stickers (Hobby Lobby).

I'm also entering her into the following challenges:
Color Me Creative - Anything Goes
Sister Act - Anything Goes
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Digi Galore - Girly

Many of us are stuck inside due to these dangerously frigid temps, so take advantage of a little extra crafting time to play along with us this week in our Anything Goes challenge at Yumi & Fumi Handmade!
Lisa

World Card Making Day Blog Hop

Today, October 5^th, is officially World Card Making Day! This holiday is an opportunity to celebrate the creativity of handmade cards and the personal connection that they create between friends and family. It's a day to connect with fellow card makers both near and far, to applaud the creativity that powers the craft, and to provide an opportunity for card makers to connect and find resources that will empower, inspire, and encourage them in their card making. It’s also a time to get a jump-start on the holiday card-making season!

At Designed To Color, we’ve decided to celebrate this special day with an awesome Blog Hop!! Our Design Team and special guests have made some amazing cards! Several of us will also be sharing some card-making tips along the way. Please leave a comment on each designer’s blog and then a comment at Designed To Color to let us know you have completed the hop. We will pick 1 random winner for a prize package consisting of goodies from various sponsors including: 

Crafter’s Companion

Yumi and Fumi Handmade

The Stamp Doctor (TSD)

…..just to name a few!

You have until Monday, October 7^th, at 11:59pm MST to leave a comment on each blog. We will announce the winner on Wednesday, October 9^th. GOOD LUCK!

Here is the blog hop order:

Designed To Color

Carisa

Susie

Laura

Rosie

Alaine

Rebecca

Chitra

Lisa (that's me!)

Lyn

Leah l’Orange

GUESTS from TSD:

Lizzie

Cassandra

For my card, I used this cute new penguin digi stamp from DigiStamp Boutique - Waddle.

Supplies: Waddle (DSB), Frost snowflake digi papers (DSB), ribbon (Michaels),
aqua and lilac cs from scrap stash, rhinestones (Michaels),
chunky glitter (Martha Stewart) and Copics.

My cardmaking tip is to keep a binder full of card sketches. When I am in crunch time time get a card done (like tonight when I got home at 10 PM from work!), having some sketches to choose from will free up time to concentrate on the fun stuff - coloring in your image, choosing your papers and embellishments, etc.! This particular card is based on a sketch from Splitcoaststampers, but there are many sites out there with great card sketches including Page Maps and Mojo Monday. 

We hope you are inspired to create something special for World Card Making Day. If you do make a card please stop by the Designed To Color Facebook Page to share your creations. We would love to see them!!

OK, your next step is to visit Lyn's blog and be sure to leave a comment.
Have a great weekend!

Lisa

Happy Birthday, Kathy!

The girls over at Yumi and Fumi Handmade are getting together to wish our fellow DT member, Kathy, a very happy birthday!

Supplies: Yumi (Y&FH), sentiment  (DigiStamp Boutique), Copics,

Vintage Bliss 6X6 paper pad (Simple Stories) and  Lime Twist bakers twine (MME).

Head on over to the blog and leave some birthday wishes for Kathy. I'm sure she'd love it!
Lisa

Photo Inspiration

Welcome to another Yumi & Fumi Handmade challenge! For this challenge, Team Yumi took their inspiration from this photo:

Hmmm, I'm not a fan of green. However, I do *LOVE* pink, so I took my inspiration from the round pink bouquets in the photo:

Supplies: Fumi with Messenger Bag (Y&FH),
Lime Twist twine (MME), button, scraps from stash, pop-dots
self-adhesive rhinestones (Recollections) and Copics.

My card is made with the ever fashionable & sassy Fumi with Messenger Bag. Isn't she cute? I'm going to show her off on the following blogs:
Sister Act Card Challenge - anything goes
Make It Monday - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Head on over to the Yumi & Fumi Handmade blog to join in on the fun, using ANY stamp! You could win a $10 gift certificate to the Y&FH store! And, while you're there, be sure to check out the other great Yumi and Fumi projects from the rest of the DT!
Lisa

A Colorful Cake Challenge

Welcome to another Yumi & Fumi Handmade challenge! Our new challenge is inspired by this beautiful photograph of a very colorful cake:

Here's my take using the adorable Yumi:

Supplies: Yumi (Y&FH), Fabrications "Canvas" 6X6 pad (Teresa Collins),

Copics and flowers (Recollections). 

I'm also entering this cheerful girl into the following challenges:
CMC Copic Challenge - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Pumpkin Spice - Colored Project
Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Hop on over to the Yumi & Fumi Handmade blog to join in our inspiration photo challenge as well as check out the other beautiful DT cards. You have until Friday, August 30th to join in on the fun and possibly win a $15 gift certificate to the Y&FH store.

Lisa

Happy 1st Birthday Yumi & Fumi!

Hooray! Today's the day! It's the first birthday of Yumi and Fumi Handmade, home of fun and adorable stamps. To celebrate, Yumi and Fumi, owners of Y&FH, are hosting a blog hop filled with wonderful projects inspired by this photo:

My favorite color is pink so I was excited to work with this color palette! I thought the sassy Fumi with Messenger Bag went perfectly with this bright and playful color scheme.

Supplies: Yumi with Messenger Bag (Y&FH), Copics, scallop border punch (Fiskars),

daisy and hole punches, daisy sticker (K&Co), sewing machine, papers from stash.

Also, check out the current challenge on the Y&FH blog. You guessed it - the theme is Celebration!

If you've come here from Marisol's blog, you can head on over to Linda K's blog. If you've joined us mid-hop and would like to start at beginning, head on over to the Yumi & Fumi Handmade blog for a complete list of hop of participants. You'll want to see all the great projects!

Happy hopping!
Lisa

Hooray for the Red, White and Blue!

I had such a fun and relaxing Fourth of July, that I had to do just a little more celebrating with a red, white and blue card:

Supplies: Yumi (Yumi & Fumi Handmade), Citrus Stack (DCWV), navy cs (Paper and More), 

Copics, oval Shape Cutting System (Creative Memories), scallop border punch (Fiskars),

star buttons (Jesse James), and red Scrappers' Floss. 

Our weather was beautiful but much cooler than usual, so I actually was wearing long pants and a sweatshirt jacket when we were watching fireworks!

Sunday Sketch and Stamp - sketch
Yumi and Fumi Handmade - Celebration
SCS Color challenge - red, white and blue
Oozak - anything goes with girly theme
Make It Monday - anything goes
Color Me Creative - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - Stars and/or Stripes

Hope to see you soon with another card! Have a great week! Thanks for stopping by.
Lisa

3D Project

Ever since I saw it, I was anxious to try making the 2 drawer easel card that I spotted on the Yumi & Fumi Handmade blog a while back. I'm usually pretty hesitant about trying 3D projects, but I felt up to the challenge having had success with their easy Post-It Easel Card tutorial. I followed their great tutorial for the 2 drawer easel card and this is the result:

and a closeup:

Supplies: Yumi (YF&H), Beautiful DP from Quite Contrary - Mary collection (My Minds Eye), 

pink cs (Bazzill), Aqua Lagoon pearlescent cardstock (Paper and More), Copics, 

rose and aqua paper roses (Recollections), pink ribbon flower (stash), 

leaf and butterfly punches (Martha Stewart), border punch (EK Success), pink and aqua Stickles,  

brads (Paper Studio) and small sticky notes (Staples).

I'm showing off the adorable Yumi on the fun new challenge blog, Crafty Friends, as well as the following challenges:
Make It Monday - anything goes
Flutterby Wednesday - recipe (flowers, at least one butterfly, a punch or die)
Paula Holifield Crafts - Something Sweet
ABC Challenge - O is for Open
Card Makin' Mamas - Rubber Stamp Inspiration (also sponsored by Y&FH!)
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

I had a lot of fun making this project. I hope you enjoyed seeing it! Thanks for visiting my blog.
Lisa